Andrew (Dir) and Tristan Barnard (Direcor of Photography and doubling as the character Tidball in the movie) ponder the inconsistant S. Dakota sky.

D.P. (Tristan) and 1st asst. Camera operator (Matt Klundt) Prepare the camera for a shot of Bertha (Julia). The work on a set is not easy for the crew. They've got tons of things to consider when doing their job. An actor needs to maintain patience throughout and appreciate what they do.

If you work with these people and support their efforts with your commitment to the project, they not only make the project all it can be, they make you look good while they're at it.

Buffalo are all over and dangerous if you get too close. This was taken from a stopped car with a nervous local driver saying, "....better snap that thing off before he gets pissed..."

Something to consider in your plans when shooting on location...look ahead for the local pitfalls and dangers that the local folk probably consider second nature. Today I found out how to avoid rattle snakes hiding places too.

David Midthunder after a scene shot with me and Julia in the "Glacierally warm" water. Holy crap that was cold!

There were a number of things that Andrew K. the director wanted to do with the water shots. But we were quickly running out of light. This is mainly because our other work that day was interupted by very inconsistent skies. So, the lines were consolidated and Andrew and the rest of us put together a way for the action to tell a bit more of the story in a way consistent with and complimentary to the spirit of the script. So the original words and action may have adjusted but the story remained unscathed

Julia and David enjoying some down time.


Today was terrific. We heard out first "Action". Which is something Andrew has had in the back of his mind somewhere since starting this. We also are seeing that we got a lot of work ahead of us in a relatively unforgiving landscape as our next set up is in the Bad lands itself.